University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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' I like how motivated the students are with their work and wonder what a stressful place it must be. It seems to be so hurried. People walk across campus and don ' t even look at each other. I have lived here so long and I ' m not even used to it. ' -Jane Summerville, berkeley resident LIFE SECTON 17

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1th rhe campus tradition of acti ' ism and trcc- spirited attitude, how does the city of Berkeley cope with the influence of the University? UC Berkeley is self-sufficient and does not pay cit ' taxes, a situation that creates tension between the residents and uni ' eisit) ' affiliates. Current Berkeley residents stated both positive and negative aspects of sharing the cit) ' with the University. I appreciate all of the commerce and action the University brings, but a t the same time don ' t like the noise and congestion it encourages, said jane Summerville, a long time resident of Berkeley. I like how motivated the students are with their work, and wonder w h.u a stressful place it must be. It seems to be so hurried, people walk across campus and don ' t even look at each other 1 ha ' e lived here so long and I ' m not e ' en u.sed to it, ' added Summerville. When asked how in ' olved he was with campus actn ' ities, Alex Ortega, a Berkeley resident of five years, said, I go to the games sometimes, bur other than that I don t make it to the campus much. Its hard to be invoK-cd with the school and keep up at my new job. Nonetheless, it s a great school with great people. Ortega claims other residents also appreciate the campus. We know that without all that the Public Relations The relationship between the city of Berkeley and the University created a unique learning environment campus contributes to Berkeley, we would be lost. It adds excitement to the city, Ortega said. Students share similar viewpoints on the impor- tance of the campus to the well-being of the cit ' of Berkele) ' . When asked about the relations between the campus and the cit) ' . Charlene Choi, a first-year student at Berkele} ' , stated an overwhelmingly positn ' e response. There is a lot of activity between the cit} ' and the campus. I have noticed that there is a tremendous amount of communit) ' service, including a program I am now in ' ol ' ed with where Berkele) ' High school students are taken to Cal and shadow ' the lite of a student for a day. The relationship seems really positive to me, Choi said. If the campus did not exist, Choi stated, There wouldn ' t be a s much business in town. The BART probably wouldnt even come herel Really, UC Berkeley helps to sustain economic growth in the area: without the campus, it would be a dead town. Spring admission student Nora Liao had similar opinions v ' hen asked how the campus added to the atmosphere. The campus definitely adds to Berke- ley. Businesses thrive off the Uiii ' ersit ' . and if the canipus wasn t here, there would be no Berkele) ' . Liao said. — Erica Fagnan Oh Telegraph Avenue, people loiter on the sideiViilk, either to people watch or ask jor spare change. Tl e interesting and diverse crowds in and around the campus add to the unique character of Berkeley. ■fif 18